Hey guys! So I’m totally off on my days this week. Monday was a holiday, and I took yesterday off to go with Billy Madison to register for his fall classes/orientation, so I’m all out of whack. He’s going back to school this fall for a couple years then it off the dental school! It’s going to be a long road, but totally worth it in the end. I’m super proud of him for taking this leap. He definitely is at a job that could be his career, but that fact that he wants more for himself and us is pretty great.
Ok, enough with the mushy stuff, let’s get to it. I signed up for my next race. It’s on June 9th, the Walker Methodist 5k/10k. There were some other races that day, but I figured, if I’m going to pay 30 buck to run for 25 min. I at least want a nice shirt, not some crappy cotton one. So I found this one and they give you tech shirts and its only 25.00, win win! Since that race is a little over a week away, I wanted to write up a “training” plan. I use that term VERY loosely cause I have absolutely no experience in this area – so please, DON’T take my advice, you might end up worse off than you were. Just a warning that I have no idea what I’m talking about. Anywhoozle, I’m going to see how this plan goes and if I feel good on race day then I might stick with it.
Thursday (today!): speed work (3 800's @ race pace alt. w/ 3 @ training pace)
Friday: 5 mile training pace
Saturday: strength & core work
Sunday: 3 mile training pace
Monday: speed work
Tuesday: strength & core
Wednesday: long run training pace (5.5-6)
Thursday: 4 mile easy or rest day
Friday: yoga stretch & core
Saturday: Walker Methodist 5k race!
And please, anyone that might actually know a thing or two about running/racing please tell me if this plan looks totally stupid, cause it’s kind of a shot in the dark.
Also, for anyone who may be smarter than me (which is most people), Saturday after my race, I noticed the top of my left foot hurt – kinda like a bruise but I don’t have an actual bruise. It’s like I tied that shoe to tight. Anyway, it still hurts when I put my shoes on but I seem to forget about it while I’m running. Has this happened to anyone, or could I really have bruised it from my shoe being too tight?
Wellllllll I know a tad bit about running and racing...however I think you should go with your plan and see how it works out!
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I have some thoughts but I'll keep them secret until after your race. I think that your plan actually looks pretty darn good and for something that is a week away should be good. Have confidence in the plan and it'll work even better.
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